Refuse can support



P 2, 195'2 A. H. GRAVOS EI'AL 2,609,103

REFUSE CAN SUPPORT Filed Nov. 10, 1949 nventom Patented Sept. 2, l92

REFUSE CAN SUPPORT Albert H. Gravos and Philip J. Ivy,

Spokane, Wash.

Application November 10, 1949, Serial No. 126,622

This invention relates to a refuse can support and it is one object of the invention to provide a support upon which refuse cans may be placed and serve to hold the cans out of contact with the ground and also prevent the cans from being turned over or their lips accidentally displaced.

Another object of the invention is to provide a support having a bottom and end walls to which the bottom is secured in such manner that portions of the end walls project downwardly from the bottom and serve as feet which support the bottom in upwardly spaced relation to the ground and thus prevent damage by rust.

Another object of the invention is to provide a support having a bottom and end walls of such formation'that the end walls may be disposed fiat upon the bottom and held in place thereon when the support is to be packed for shipment in-a knocked down condition and stored when not inuse.

'Another object of the invention is to provide asupport having its bottom provided with side bars and end bars which are-so connected that they will brace each other and very effectively prevent distortion of the bottom.

Another object of the invention is to provide a support having a bracing bar extending between rear portions of its end walls and carrying a chain which is of such length that it may be passed through handles of cans and their covers or lids and their free end portions then engaged with improved means carried by the end .walls for releasably securing the chains.

With these and other objects the invention consists of an improved construction of parts, one practical embodiment of which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Fig. l is a perspectiveview of the improved refuse can support.

'Fig. 2 is 'a fragmentary view upon an enlarged fs cale showing one end portion of bottom of the support in perspective. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view showing themeans" for releasably securing the free end portion of a chain after the chain has been passed through handles of a can and its lid.

Fig.4 is a top plan view showing the end Walls t Ame the .bQii9m..Wh he Support is in -a knocked down condition and the bottom and the end walls assembled for packing.

This improved can support has a bottom I and end walls 2. The bottom I has front and rear side bars 3 which are all formed of angle metal and have upstanding fianges 5 and end bars 4 are provided with upstanding flanges 6 along their 4 Claims. (Cl. 211 -71) outer side edges, as shown in Figure 2. Referring to this figure it will be seen that at their ends the side bars are formed with recesses of notches 1 while the end bars have their upstanding flanges 6 formed at their ends with recesses or notches 8. Therefore ends of the side bars may rest upon the horizontal inwardly extending portions of the end bars with their extremities fitting snugly into the notches 8, the side bars being welded to the contacting portions of the end bars, as show at 9. Vertical movement of the bars relative to each other will thus be prevented.

Bars Ill extend longitudinally of the bottom in transverse spaced relation to each other and have their end portions resting upon the end bars with their end. faces in abutting engagement with the flanges of the end bars. These bars l0 are welded to the end bars, as shown at H, and can not move out of their proper positions in spaced relation to each other. Cross bars lll' brace the bars Ill against sagging.

The end walls 2 are also formed of angle metal and each has a base l2, front and rear posts or bars [3 and I4, and an upper bar l5 extending at a downward incline from the upper end of the rear bar to the upper end of the front bar. The flanges of the end walls project inwardly, and upon referring to Figure 2 it will be be seen that the flanges of the front and rear bars or posts fit snugly into the notches l of the front and rear side bars of the bottom I. Removable fasteners] 16, such as bolts or rivets, are then passed through registering openings and the front and rear bars of the end walls will be firmly, but detachably secured to ends of the bottom. Corner portions of the bottom fit snug? ly in the front and rear bars of the end walls and distorting of the bottom will be prevented. The bottom is of oblong outline and the end walls are each of a semi-triangular shape, the dimensions of the end walls being such that when they are disposed as shown in Figure 4 with their diagonally extending bars l5 in side by side relation to each other the combined length and width of the two end walls will be slightly less than the length and width of the bottom. Therefore the two end walls may be disposed longitudinally of each other and placed upon the bottom I where they will fit snugly between the flanges of the side bars and end bars of the bottom and a compact fit established, the flanges of the bottom preventing the end walls from slipping out of nested engagement with the bottom. After the ends have been applied to the bottom and secured thereto by the fasteners [6 a bracing bar I! is disposed longitudinally of the support and its ends secured against rear faces of the rear bars of the end walls by bolts or other suitable fasteners. This brace carries an eye bolt l8 midway its length and with this eye bolt is engaged a link located midway the length of a chain 19. The chain is of such length that its end portionswill extend in opposite directions loosely from the eye bolt to and beyond the end walls. Therefore the chain may be passed through the handles 20 of cans 2| and then through the handles 22 of the covers or lids 23 of the cans and extended longitudinally of the support to the end walls thereof and have its ends drawn outwardly across the sloping upper bars 15 of the end walls and disposed against upper side portionsof rods 24 welded to the said sloping bars, as shown in Figure 3. Since the rods are disposed vertically and the bars 15 slope downwardly the spaces in which the end portions of the chain rest taper downwardly and the ends of the chain have wedging fit against the rods. It should also be noted that the links which bear against the rods are in a vertical plane while the links connected thereby are in a horizontal plane and will have their ends in abutting engagement with the rods and middle edges of the bars and they will be prevented from slipping longitudinally unlessthe ends of the chains are grasped and shifted upwardly out of engagement with the rods. Therefore the chain will beheld in position to prevent accidental dislodgment of the covers 01' the cans but may be easily removed when so desired. Since the bottom has bars or "strips spaced from each other air may circulate under the cans and as the bottom is spaced upwardl'y from the lower ends or base bars I2 of the 'end walls the bottom will not rest upon 'the ground and become rusted.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. A support for refuse cans comprising a frame having a bottom and end walls, said end walls having front and rear bars formed with inwardlyextending side flanges along their outer side edges, said bottom having end bars and front and rear side bars formed with upstanding flanges along outer side edges, the front and rear side bars being formed with slots leading from their ends at the junction of said side edges and said flanges of the frontand rear sidebars into which side flanges of the front andrea'r bars of the endwalls fit, the flanges of the end bars of said bottom being formed with slots leading from their 'en'dsalong their lower side edges and into which end portions of the said front andrear bars fit, the said front and rear side bars having th'eirend portions rigidly secured in overlapped relation to the end bars and having their upstanding flanges detachably secured against inlner surfaces of the flanges of the front'and rear bars of the end walls, and transversely spaced bars extending longitudinally of the bottom'and rigidly secured upon the end bars.

I 2. A support for refuse cans comprising a 'frame having a bottom and end walls detachably "secured to ends of the bottom, said bottom being or oblong outline and having side bars and end bars formed with upstanding flanges along their outer side edges, the end walls each having a. bottom bar and a short front bar and a tall rear bar and an arm extending diagonally between upper ends of the front and rear bars, the end walls having a combined area substantially corresponding to the area of the bottom and fitting snugly thereon when detached from the bottom and set at rest upon the bottom with their diagonal arms in side by side engagement with each other, and a brace extending between and detachably secured to rear bars of said end walls, the flanges of the bottom serving to engage along sides and ends of the end walls and retain the dismounted end walls at rest upon the bottom and also serving to retain cans upon the bottom during use of the support.

3. A support for refuse cans comprising a frame having a bottom and end walls, a brace extending between rear portions of said end walls, said end walls'having diagonally extendingedges. bars mounted vertically upon said end walls and projecting upwardly from the diagonal edges thereof, and a can-securing chain secured to said brace midway its length and of a length adapting its end portions to be passed through can handles and handles for covers of the cans and have links adjacent its ends wedged between the upper edges of the end walls and upwardly projecting positions of said bars.

4. A support for refuse cans comprising a frame having a bottom and end walls, detachably securedto ends of the bottom, said bottom being oblong and havingside bars and end bars-formed with upstanding flanges along their outer .side edges, said end walls having front and rear bars connected by upper'and lower cross bars and beingformed with inwardly projecting flanges along outer side edges of its bars, the end walls when disposed in end to end relation to each other forming a rectangle of dimensions adapting them to be disposedfiat upon the bottom with flanges of the side bars and end bars of the bottom overlapping marginal edges of the .reclining end walls and holding the dismounted end walls upon the bottom, and abrace extending between and detachably secured-to said end walls.

ALBERT H. GRAVOS. PHILIP J. IVY.

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